The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-11-04

corn, succotash and beans. The sales of
the famous Honey Drop brand of corn have
been far in advance of previous years, and
the supply is not equal to the demand
| About 5000 acres of corn were required to
complete the pack. The sales average $1.2O
per dozen, two dozen cans in a case.
In several of the factories the past year
steam power has taken the place of hand
power new factory was built at Unity.
| A limited crew at each factory make the
cans for the next seasons pack.
Twenty of the twenty-six lobster factories
were operated the past year, producing 35,-
600 cases of four dozen cans each, employ
ing 125 hands in each shop, and making a
total sale of about $25O,OOO. 1t required
about eight and half million Holsters to fill
| all these cases.
The company are now busy packing meats
5000 cases are packed.
H.F WEBB CO.
IL. F, Webb & Co. packed 100000 cans of
corn this season. They have three factories,
one at Rumford, one at Leeds and one at
Gray. The total annual capacity of the fac
tories is 100000 cans. Their yield on the
same acreage as last year was 5000 cases
larger this year and the the quality of the
corn FULLY as good. During the canning sea-
son they employed 800 men, women and
children in their factories, which are fully
equipped with modern machinery and inn
provements which enable them to do their
work in the finest possible manner. They
commenced business in 1881 with a single
factory at Rumford, Oxford county, and
they have just closed very successful corn
season. Their first years pack was only
about 10000 cans, while they now rank as
one OF the largest sweet corn packers in the
state. Their brands are largely sought for
py the trade throughout the whole United
States and Canada and the entire pack of
1887 was sold long before the goods were
ready for market.
THOMPSON & HALL
ms enterprising firm, in connection with
their other business as produce dealers,
packed this season in their factory at jaw
Bridge, franklin county, 100000 cans of
corn. They report the quality to be as good,
II not a little better, than it was last year.
and the yield per acre somewhat larger.
Between 20 and so hands were employed
during the canning season at their factory.
Inc corn crop throughout Franklin county
is reported by them to be of good quality
and larger yield than last year.
TWITCHELL & CHAMPLlN.
Besides canning 800 cases of SQUASH. 125
cases OF pumpkins, $50 cases of pears. and
100 cases of tomatoes, this firm packed 9S-
500 cans OF corn, which they report to be of
quality equal to that of last year, and to
yield per acre somewhat larger. The factory
used this season was not large one, but
they are now laying the foundation of a
larger brick building to be erected in the
spring. 1t will be five stories high, 1873 feet
long, and % feet wide, and will be devoted
wholly to canning purposes. They will also
erect another building to be used as store
house for salt and molasses, which will be
either two or three stories high, ia feet long
and go feet wide.
WEST FALMOUTH FACTORY.
AT this factory, as in many others of the
State, the canning season was busy one
The corn canned was of somewhat better
quality than last year, and the yield larger
$1,000 cans were packed.